Annual rate of new measles cases in the U.S.
Within 5 years of the release of the first measles vaccine, infections crashed
from over 200 people per 100,000 to fewer than 35.
Measles infections per 100K people
450
400
350
The measles vaccine
became widely
available (1963)
300
250
200
150
100
Health officials declared
the virus eliminated
in the U.S. (2000)
50
0
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
Source: OurWorldInDate
Annual rate of new measles cases in the U.S.
Within 5 years of the release of the first measles vaccine, infections
crashed from over 200 people per 100,000 to fewer than 35.
Measles infections per 100K people
450
400
350
The measles vaccine
became widely
available (1963)
300
250
200
150
Health officials declared
the virus eliminated
in the U.S. (2000)
100
50
0
2020
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
Source: OurWorldInDate
Annual rate of new measles
cases in the U.S.
Within 5 years of the release of the first
measles vaccine, infections crashed from over
200 cases per 100,000 people to less than 35.
450
400
350
The measles vaccine
became widely
available (1963)
300
250
200
Health officials
declared the virus
eliminated
in the U.S.
(2000)
150
100
50
0
1950
‘60
‘70
‘80
‘90
‘00
‘10
‘20
Source: OurWorldInDate